Create a Space is a 6 week course offered by the Corn Exchange and is designed to help young people 16 to 25 increase their confidence, think postively and raise their aspirations. The course will be led by an experienced drama practitioner who will work through a range of drama activities and focus on confidence building, resilience, ways of combatting stress and finding your voice, and will develop skills in teamwork, trust and self confidence, positive thinking, and presentation skills.
Cost: Free (thanks to a Community Learning grant from West Berkshire Council)
When: 6 weekly Thursday afternoon sessions from 27 February to 3 April.
Where: The Waterside Centre, Newbury (changed from Lambourn).
Getting there: We know that leaving the house and travelling somewhere else for sessions can be a barrier in itself, so we can arrange transport for participants.
Who: For young people 16 to 25 who are not education, employment, or training. The course will be led by Amy Trigwell-Jones (Drama Practitioner and Careers Advisor) with support from Alex Pye (Careers and Participation Officer, West Berkshire Council).
To register your interest: please complete the registration form.
For further information please contact the Corn Exchange’s Learning and Participation team at getinvolved@cornexchangenew.co.uk
Feedback from previous participants:
‘These sessions will help you be more social.’
‘It has opened my mind up to confidence.’
‘It showed me that I don’t need to worry too much when in social situations.’
‘Good to gain confidence and how to communicate.’
Feedback from tutor of participants who also took part (not the practitioner):
‘Students were able to articulate their skills and qualities with more confidence and were able to increase their confidence overall. They were also able to practice some key skills to help them in interview situations in jobs, in apprenticeships, and work placements.’
‘Students’ confidence with communicating their ideas, trying new things, thinking about how their words were translating to another person or to a group of people and learning techniques for practicing active listening skills significantly increased during the workshop.’
Future Courses: If you are interested in the Corn Exchange running a Create a Space course with your group/organisation, please email getinvolved@cornexchangenew.co.uk.
